Shon R. Hiatt

Shon R. Hiatt is an Associate Professor of Management and Organization at the University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business, where he serves as Director of the Business of Energy Initiative. He leads multidisciplinary collaborations between faculty, students, and industry partners to advance global energy solutions, emphasizing business value creation through energy security, safety, and sustainability.

• Expertise: Entrepreneurship, global strategy, innovation, and sustainability in natural resource sectors
• Affiliations: Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Business of Energy Transition Initiative

Research Focus:
Hiatt's work explores the interplay of regulatory discretion and stakeholder activism in shaping clean-tech entrepreneurship and energy policy outcomes. His studies analyze how administrative procedures limit regulators' autonomy and how hybrid ownership models for critical minerals could balance state control and foreign investment.

Scientific Awards:

• Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship
• Academy of Management Emerging Scholar Award
• ARCS Emerging Scholar Award
• Golden Apple Teaching Award

Teaching: He offers courses like The Business of Energy in the 21st Century, covering energy economics and sustainable business models, and Seminar in Organization Theory for doctoral students.